The most blatant Without Limits episode puts Chris Hemsworth in an age simulation suit and actually pushes the Marvel star to his limits. But differently than you think.
The MCU has shown Thor is at his best when he’s suffering. The Marvel Universe broke the Norse hero (multiple times) in recent years and is having a blast with it. The new Disney+ series Without Limits is now testing the concept on the shining actor behind the character: Chris Hemsworth.
The rad self-experiment Without Limits with Chris Hemsworth
5 episodes long, the docu-series is about what the Australian star loves to do in his free time: fitness, wellness, body tuning. He wants to become healthier and stronger than nature allows – to live forever. “What if you could fight ageing and discover the full potential of the human body?” says the press release for Without Limits. To achieve the goal of eternal life, Hemsworth swims through icy waters and deprives his magnificent body of food for days on end.
The most blatant Without Limits episode puts Chris Hemsworth in an age simulation suit
.. the last and 6th episode changes the perspective on the ageing process, which does not even stop at Hollywood stars, no matter how much they suppress this truth – whether with cosmetic surgery or with fitness mania. In the 6th episode Acceptance, Chris Hemsworth understands, to say the least, that he will die sooner or later. The best way to live a long and enjoyable life, he says, is to accept old age.
What follows is a self-experiment somewhat reminiscent of the platitudinous homeless experiments of German C-list celebrities. Desirée Nick or Prince Alexander von Anhalt simulate “life on the street” for 72 hours in realities such as Prominent and Homeless – Gutter instead of Glamour! and then return to their warm flats.
Without Limits is full of surprising sentimentality
Hemsworth is led into his small retirement home room, which looks like what retirement home rooms look like: A spatial condensation of a 70, 80 year life. The actor rummages pensively through the furniture, discovers his own biography (“Thorever”) with a greying version of himself on the cover. Next to it are current family photos, which, sunk in this context, actually seem like memories of better times. The Sonnyboy’s smile then flickers a little.
